Folding hammock-stand.



G. F. SISBOWER & L. E. PITTONI.

FOLDING HAMMOQK STAND.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV,19, 1912.

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GEORGE F. sIsEoWE 0E EAST ORANGE, NEW JERsEY,'AND Lo IsEnWARn rrr'ronr,OF NE YoRK, N. Y., ASSIGNOES TO NEW YORK coucrr BED ooivrranr, OF NEWYORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or NEW YoRK.

- I FOLDING HAMMOCK-STAND.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE F. SIsBoWER, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,and LOUIs EDWARD PITTONI, a subject of the King of Italy, residing atNew York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Folding Hammock-Stands, the following being afull, clear, and exact disclosure of the one form of our invention whichwe at present deem preferable.

For a detailed description of the present form of our invention,reference may be had to the following specification and to theaccompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which' Figure 1 is aside elevation of our device,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof partly in section on the line 22 ofFig. 1, and

Figs. 3 and 4 show details.

In the folding hammock stands generally employed by the trade, it hasbeen necessary to unscrew the parts to permit them.to be folded. It isour purpose toprovide a device of this kind in which all of the partsare permanently connected by joints which will permit the foldingwithout resort to screwed parts which require considerable strength tosecure them and are liable to become rusted in place when exposed to theweather and to become lost when the structure is folded and stored awayfor the winter. This is a matter of practical importance in suchstructures which are largely used by women and children.

Referring to the drawing, F represents the hammock to be supported andthe stand or supporting structure therefor comprises a tubular ridge rodA, with two legs B, B at each end thereof, which, when the stand is inuse are spread apart at their lower ends as shown in Fig. 2 and are heldagainst further spreading by a latch rod G, shown in Fig. 4. Each leg ofa pair is pivoted to a connection-piece C interposed between the pair oflegs and the ridge rod. This connection-piece is shown as composed oftwo superimposed angular sections, the lower section having a verticalbranch to which the legs are pivoted and the upper section beingdisposed longitudinally of the ridge rod and having a horizontal branchSpecification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed November 19, 1912. Serial No. 732,367.

which is riveted to the top of the. upper section. The upright part ofthe upper sec .tion projects forward and at its extremity enters a slotin the ridge rod and is hinged thereto at the point D. By this means theconnection-piece has a long bearing on the inside of the ridge rod andis also restrained laterally by the edges of the slot therein when thestand is in use, while, when the stand is folded, the legs being thendrawn together and turned'into a position parallel with the ridge rod,the connection-piece provides for the offsetting of the legs withrespect to the ridge rod so that they may lie close against it whenfolded. The connection-piece may be made as a single casting or forging.Between each leg B and the ridge rod A is a collapsible or foldablebrace E shown herein as a toggle formed of two links hinged to eachother and to the leg on the one side and the ridge rod on the otherside, with a lug on one link engaging a notch on the other link. Thesebraces are flexible laterally so that they will yield to allow the twolegs to come together for folding. 1

What we claim as new cure by Letters Patent is:

1. A folding hammock stand comprising a ridge rod formed of a'singlecontinuous member, connecting pieces located at the ends of the ridgerod and each having a single arm pivotally attached thereto and alateral extension, each connecting piece having a lower angularlyarranged section attached to said extension, legs pivotally attached tothe lower angularly arranged sections of said connecting pieces inpairs, and collapsible braces extending inwardly from the legs to theridge pole and having permanent pivotal connection with both.

2. A folding hammock stand comprising a tubular ridge rod, connectingpieces located at the ends of the ridge rod and each havand desire tose- 1 ing'a single arm pivotally connected to the ridge rod within thesame, said arm being positioned to abut against the wall of said ridgerod and to lie parallel therewith when in open position, legs pivotallyattached in pairs to the respective connecting pieces, and collapsiblebraces extending inwardly from the legs to the ridge rod and havingpermanent pivotal connection with both.

3. A-folding hammock stand comprlsmg a tubular ridge rod, connectingpieces located at the ends of the ridge rod and each having a singlearni pivoted within the ridge' rod and also having a lateral eXtension,each connecting piece also having a lower angularly arranged sectlonattached to said extension, legs plvotally attached in pans to the lowerangularly arranged sectlons of the connecting pleces, and 001- 10lapsible braces extending inwardly from the braces to the ridge rod andhaving permanent pivotal connection with both.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, before twosubscribing witnesses, this thirteenth day of November, 1912.

GEORGE F. SISBOWVER. LOUIS EDWARD PITTONI. Witnesses:

J. G. RENNEOKAR, L. L. S. ERISMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing-the Gom-missioner of Patents Washington, D. C.

